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June 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama can do the dougie AND jump double dutch! And her hair is still laid... [HLN]

Black female doctors are just head over heels for Doc McStuffins. The Disney cartoon features "the onle and only doctor who can talk to toys," and she just happens to be a black female.

The creators of the show were floored by the reaction they have received from black women doctors like Deonza Thymes, an emergency medical physician in Los Angeles who told KCRW, “I can’t think of a parent that wouldn’t be proud if their child became a physician. And it just lets them know that it’s possible. I think it’s genius that they made the mother actually be a physician, because that let’s you know it’s attainable.” [KCRW]

Who benefits the most from food stamps? Follow the money! I promise it's not even close to who you think. [Food Politics]

Nudge your neurons Your brain not only improves with age, it can be "quite resilient and can be stimulated to innovate, create and contribute in extraordinary ways." When your not beling challenged, you risk physical, mental and creative decline. Kathleen Taylor, a professor at St. Mary's College of California and an internationally recognized authority on adult learning has a few suggestions. "Nudge your neurons. Shake things up. Stay physically active. Keep doing different things. Challenge your assumptions. Become comfortable with ambiguity. Listen to differing points of view and develop the ability to accept differences. Travel. Learn different languages. You can seek out new environments that support your insights and creativity, but it becomes harder because you are more accustomed to the way things are." [CNN Health]